Caber toss
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The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber", normally practiced at the Scottish Highland Games.
A caber being tossed at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games
Getting ready to lift
The run-up
Moment of release
Highland games
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Highland games is a competitive strength sport with events held in spring and summer in Scotland and several other countries with a large Scottish diaspora as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic
Caber toss
…a' chabair) is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (), normally practiced at the Scottish Highland Games. The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word cabar, which refers to a wooden beam, and the person tossing the caber is called a "tosser" or a "thrower…
Opening ceremonies of 2004 Canmore Highland games
Massed bands at the Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario, Canada, 2006
Weight over the bar event at the Carmunnock Highland Games, Scotland
Highland Dancing Competition at the Dornoch Highland Gathering, Scotland